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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2017

LA Metro breaks ground on $1.5B Gold Line rail extension

The historic ceremony held over the weekend marks the first Measure M-funded rail project to begin construction. 

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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2017

Mayor unveils LA Metro '28 by 28' Olympic transportation projects initiative

Seventeen projects already are slated for completion before 2028, of which four are Measure R funded and 13 are funded by Measure M. Eight additional accelerated project schedules are deemed “aspirational.”

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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2017

Valley Metro's Smith to continue CEO role into 2020

Smith began serving as Interim CEO in February 2016 and CEO in November 2016.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2017

Sound Transit light rail ridership up 26%

The ridership gains within our region are very significant in contrast to recent ridership reductions in many other regions, with Sound Transit services seeing some of the strongest growth in the nation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2017

Sound Transit adding 5 more Brookville Equipment Corp. LRVs

The new cars will begin arriving in the third quarter of 2020 and complete delivery by the first quarter of 2021.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2017

San Francisco rolls out first of new Siemens light rail vehicles

The trains for SFMTA include features informed by public input including a new seating configuration, new interior color schemes, and new exterior design.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2017

Sound Transit floating bridge tech for light rail wins award

Light rail vehicles will travel across the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge over Lake Washington. It will be the first light rail line in the world to operate on a floating bridge.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2017

Valley Metro unveils new 'Respect the Ride' code of conduct

The new code of conduct discourages disruptive behavior on the Valley’s 26-mile light rail line and empowers the transit agency to remove riders who engage in inappropriate or unsafe behavior.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2017

Nashville mayor unveils $5.2 billion transportation plan

It includes 26 miles of Nashville’s first-ever light rail system, four rapid bus routes, a dramatic increase in the service and frequency of the bus system, and a strategy of service and infrastructure improvements.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2017

Being a ‘lifelong learner’ key for CapMetro’s Watson

Q&A with Linda Watson, President/CEO, Capital Metro, Austin, Texas

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